Amherstburg Municipal Building. More information on the three options left on the table should be coming in the new year. Those options, as has already been previously announced, are either having policing done through a joint agreement with LaSalle, signing a contract with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) or bringing back Amherstburg Police. A motion that came out of last Tuesday’s in-camera meeting that administration send correspondence to the LaSalle town council and t

Map of proposed intersection changes ay Simcoe & Meloche. A tender for $214,203.78 including HST was approved last week for enhancements to the Simcoe St. and Meloche Road intersection. Work that will be undertaken at the intersection will include all-way stops, new concrete curbs, accessible sidewalks and the implementation of traffic calming measures such as a concrete median. The intersection will be closed to all traffic Nov. 3-21. It is near the Libro Centre and Simcoe S

Essex County Civic Centre. An historic Amherstburg landmark is getting a much-needed facelift. At the regular Essex County Council meeting last Wednesday night, local municipal politicians agreed to a pre-budget approval that will see work begin on the Big Creek Bridge. Originally built in 1932, the bridge will see nearly three million invested to rehabilitate the bridge on County Road 18 which is a connecting link between Amherstburg and Malden Centre. “Our best chance for s